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McDonald's new downtown site gets ready for party
Tribune staff reporterIt's going to be a race to complete the supersized McDonald's restaurant in downtown Chicago in time for the kickoff of the company's 50th anniversary party on Friday. But Daniel Wohlfeil, McDonald's director of worldwide development, is promising the...Tags: Restaurants, Stock Activities, Chicago Restaurants, Ohio, McDonald's Big Mac
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Golden memories of golden era
Tribune staff reporterLife has been good to Daniel Zakos since his humble start flipping burgers out of a small Des Plaines roadside shack. Fifty years ago Friday, Zakos began the after-school job working for a middle-age, milkshake machine salesman named Ray Kroc, who...Tags: Restaurants, Chicago Restaurants, Snap-On Incorporated, Chicago Real Estate, Chicago Jobs
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New looks for McDonald's restaurants
Tribune staff reporterAs it overhauls its service, menu and marketing, McDonald's Corp. also plans the most significant change in years to the look of its restaurants. Convinced that the familiar mansard roofs on many of the company's 13,600 U.S. outlets no longer excite...Tags: Restaurants, Burger King, Ohio, Iraq War (2003-2011), Restaurant and Catering Industry
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System lifts, shields CEO pay
Tribune staff reporterWith an accounting overhaul on the way, shareholder activists are beginning to renew the bitter battle over CEO compensation. But they still face daunting obstacles. Audit and accounting issues were the focus of most reform efforts that followed Enron...Tags: Retirement, Stock Activities, Career and Workplace, Adelphia Communications Corporation, Financial Markets
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Will they buy it?
Tribune staff reporterThe health-minded lauded McDonald's Corp.'s decision to phase out supersize drinks and french fries, while the Oak Brook-based fast-food giant heralded cost benefits from simplifying operations. But with the seemingly abrupt shift in strategy announced...Tags: Restaurants, Chicago Restaurants, Prices, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Economy, Business and Finance
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American-flag flap has banner ending
Tribune staff reporterNancy King loves McDonald's, but when she saw a restaurant in Gurnee flying the U.S. flag at half-staff last week in honor of the company's late chief executive, she had to serve up a civics lesson. After the Air Force veteran from Antioch and others...Tags: Defense, Restaurants, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Heads of State, Veterans Affairs
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McDonald's has documentary beef
Tribune staff reporterThe red-haired clown with a larger-than-life smile has welcomed generations of children to McDonald's. But the bloated mug of a filmmaker soon could scare away health-conscious adults. In the new documentary "Super Size Me," filmmaker Morgan Spurlock...Tags: Restaurants, Bob Greene, Jack in the Box Incorporated, George Washington, MTV (tv network)
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Investors, workers await word on Bell
Tribune staff reporterInvestors took a wait-and-see approach Thursday on whether the illness of McDonald's Corp.'s new chief executive will affect the fast-food giant's operations. Charlie Bell, who was named CEO less than three weeks ago, following the death of Jim...Tags: Career and Workplace, Management Change, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Morningstar Incorporated, Illnesses
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Oak Brook studies supersize McDonald's
Special to the TribuneOnly eight months away from a planned 50th anniversary celebration, fast-food titan McDonald's Corp. is eager to start building a showcase restaurant in the heart of Oak Brook's commercial area. But the Village Board has a few concerns. At a Tuesday...Tags: Restaurants, Chicago Restaurants, Ray Kroc, Housing and Urban Planning, Dining and Drinking
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McDonald's chief has cancer
Less than three weeks after the sudden heart attack and death of Chief Executive James Cantalupo, McDonald's Corp. announced that his 43-year-old successor has colon cancer. Charlie Bell, who helped Cantalupo craft the fast-food giant's turnaround,...Tags: Surgery, Hospitals and Clinics, Oncology, Intestine, Heart Attack
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McDonald's CEO's cancer has spread
Tribune staff reporterMcDonald's Corp. Chief Executive Charlie Bell said Friday that he will undergo chemotheraphy because new tests show his colorectal cancer has spread. But Bell, 43, said his prognosis for a full recovery is "very good." Tests revealed that cancer cells...Tags: Sports, Career and Workplace, Hospitals and Clinics, Oncology, Multi-Sport Events
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Market test for McDonald's
Tribune staff reporterFive years after acquiring the once high-flying Boston Market for its real estate, McDonald's Corp. now says it wants to try operating its namesake hamburger emporium alongside the rotisserie chicken meal chain. The company plans to open a combined...Tags: Restaurants, Chicago Restaurants, Turkey, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Massachusetts
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